tuirseach
Irish
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [t̪ˠəɾˠˈʃax]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Connacht" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ˈt̪ˠɔɾˠʃəx]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ˈt̪ˠɤɾˠʃax], [ˈt̪ˠɤɾˠʃa(h)]
Adjective
tuirseach (genitive singular masculine tuirsigh, genitive singular feminine tuirsí, plural tuirseacha, comparative tuirsí)
- tired
- Tá mé tuirseach den chaint.
- I’m tired of the talk
Declension
Declension of tuirseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | tuirseach | thuirseach | tuirseacha; thuirseacha² | |
| Vocative | thuirsigh | tuirseacha | ||
| Genitive | tuirsí | tuirseacha | tuirseach | |
| Dative | tuirseach; thuirseach¹ |
thuirseach; thuirsigh (archaic) |
tuirseacha; thuirseacha² | |
| Comparative | níos tuirsí | |||
| Superlative | is tuirsí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- tuirseach traochta (“worn out, exhausted”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tuirseach | thuirseach | dtuirseach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||